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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Jordyn Beazley and Penry Buckley

Sydney Opera House pro-Palestine march has ‘disaster written all over it’, senior NSW police officer tells court

Pro-Palestine protesters at the Palestine Action Group's March for Humanity on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in August
Demonstrators at the Palestine Action Group's March for Humanity on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in August. The group is fighting NSW police about a separate protest to the Sydney Opera House. Photograph: Flavio Brancaleone/AAP

One of New South Wales’ most senior police officers has told a court that a proposed pro-Palestine march to the Sydney Opera House has “disaster written all over it” due to “significant” safety concerns.

Representatives from the Palestine Action Group and Jews Against Occupation are in the NSW court of appeal fighting the police over the proposed march from Hyde Park to the Sydney landmark this Sunday.

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